Hong Kong's Remaining Beauty - A Record of Hong Kong's Old Shops
This is a captivating collection of photographic essays by Lam Hiu-man. The book explores 25 traditional local old shops, divided into four chapters: clothing, food, housing, and transportation. These shops, representing Hong Kong's intangible cultural heritage, showcase traditional handicrafts and food culture. With shops like Choi Kee Bird Cage and Dongguan Lao Herbal Tea, the book documents the human stories and vanishing aesthetics of these Hong Kong-style establishments. By emphasizing the value of intangible cultural heritage and cherishing the present, this book preserves the legacy and evokes nostalgia for the unique beauty of Hong Kong's old shops.